jeffpatton&
associates !
[email protected]!!!3780!Saddleback!Road,!Park!City,!UT,!84098,!USA!!!+1!801!910G7908!
Preparing)for)training)inside)your)organization)
The!space!you!choose!and!how!you!set!it!up!will!have!a!huge!impact!on!the!value!participants!get!from!
training!or!a!workshop.!If!the!space!is!challenging!to!work!in,!participants!will!rate!the!value!of!the!class!
lower.!Conversely,!if!the!space!is!comfortable,!participants!will!be!more!engaged,!and!take!more!useful!
practice!back!into!their!daily!work.!
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Classes!and!workshops!are!fastGpaced!and!interactive.!!We’ll!all!be!spending!days!together,!so!it’s!important!
the!space!be!comfortable.!
The$ideal$training$space:$
" Is!informal!and!creative,!it!provides!participants!with!a!welcome!change!from!their!dayGtoGday!work!
" Large!enough!to!comfortably!hold!all!participants!with!wellGequipped!workspaces!
" Has!a!refreshments!&!snacks!station!where!participants!can!get!water!and!light!snacks!to!keep!energy!up!
Participants’+workspaces+
Participants!will!work!in!collaborative!teams!of!3G5.!!They’ll!discuss,!build!models!(some!of!them!very!large),!
sketch!UI,!or!create!simple!paper!prototypes!
An$ideal$workspace$for$each$group$has:$
" A!large!work!table!–!ideally!4’!x!8’!or!larger!–!a!table!that!seats!8!with!4!or!5!chairs!is!ideal!
" Wall!space!or!a!flipchart!stand!nearby!to!hang!flipchart!paper!
Each!group!needs!a!table!that!seats!8!but!with!4!chairs!
When%setting%up%the%room,%the%most%common%mistake%people%make%is%using%traditional%classroom%space%
that%doesn’t%give%participants%enough%room%to%work.%
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Participants!will!usually!use!all!the!table!space!they’re!given%
Instructor+workspace+
The!class!will!be!instructed!as!light!and!informal!as!possible.!!Instead!of!using!PowerPoint!slides!I’ll!hand!
draw!models!that!will!be!projected!using!a!simple!portable!document!camera.!!I’ll!uses!slides!for!complex!
visualizations,!photos,!and!short!movies!that!illustrate!concepts!and!practices.!!During!breaks!I’ll!play!music!
to!lighten!up!the!atmosphere!and!add!energy!to!the!room.!
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jeffpatton&
associates !
[email protected]!!!3780!Saddleback!Road,!Park!City,!UT,!84098,!USA!!!+1!801!910G7908!
For$ideal$instruction$that$training$facility$includes:$
" A!projector!and!screen!that!can!project!large!and!high!quality!enough!to!be!visible!throughout!the!room!
" A!table!to!set!up!computer!and!document!camera!that!can!connect!to!a!projector!
" Ideally!connection!to!a!sound!system,!but!this!isn’t!mandatory!
" Wall!space!that!I!can!use!to!post!the!agenda!and!to!hang!handGdrawn!images!created!during!the!class!
The!instructor!needs!a!worktable!not!a!podium!
A%common%setup%mistake%is%to%supply%the%instructor%with%a%small%podium%to%speak%from%that%doesn’t%give%
enough%table%space%to%connect%and%use%a%document%camera.%%
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Supplies:+
Participants!will!learn!about!the!tools!that!best!support!rapid!collaboration.!!
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I’ll!supply!collaboration!tools!like!pens,!sticky!notes,!tape,!and!materials!for!sketching!and!prototyping!
Each!participant!will!receive!a!workshop!guide!and!quick!reference!guides!and!electronic!access!to!full!
course!materials!
The$only$supply$you’ll$need$is$flipchart$paper$=%ideally%self=stick%easel%pads%like%3M%makes%
That!said,!any!other!supplies!you!furnish!are!appreciated.!
Ideal+room+layout+
To!the!right!is!an!example!ideal!room!layout.!
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Presenter!workspace!
Wall!space!for!presenter!
Projector!and!screen!
Participant!tables!–!big!enough!to!seat!8,!but!with!4!chairs!
Wall!space!or!whiteboard!space!for!each!participant!team!
Extra!table!for!snacks!and/or!extra!supplies!
Class+Timing+
Classes!are!typically!2G3!full!days!
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Ideal!start!time!is!8:30G9:00!am!
Lunch!is!1!hour!starting!between!12!&!12:30!pm!G!ideally!catered!to!save!participants!the!time!it!would!
take!to!go!out!and!get!lunch!
Breaks!are!as!needed!for!10G15!minutes!every!60G90!minutes!
Finish!time!is!5:00!–!5:30!
Ideally!each!day!includes!6G7!hours!learning!time!–!there’s!always!a!lot!of!material!to!cover,!and!planning!
for!more!time!per!day!is!appreciated.!!
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